“We can be a little better in front of our goaltender,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. It was the fifth time in 12 games the Knights have chased the opposing goalie. It was too much for Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who was removed 7:10 into the second period down 4-0. The Knights' seven goals tied a franchise mark for a playoff game. Six players had at least two points for Vegas, all 18 Knights skaters were on the ice for even-strength goals, and their nine goal scorers through the first two games are a Stanley Cup Final record. His 12 postseason goals set a Golden Knights record, with all coming after the first round.īrett Howden scored twice for the Knights, who also got goals from Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy, and Michael Amadio. Louis in 2019.īarbashev broke the sternum of Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard during the playoffs last year, also on a clean hit.Marchessault also had an assist to finish with three points. That was one of several big hits by Barbashev, the Golden Knights’ biggest trade-deadline acquisition, a Stanley Cup champion with St. Sergei Bobrovsky made nine saves and allowed four goals before being removed in the second period on Monday night. The Panthers lost their biggest, toughest defenseman early in the game when Radko Gudas was injured on a hit by Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev. It was Vegas’ third game in a row with a power-play goal, its first such stretch since Christmas week.
The Knights were dominant early, taking a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Marchessault and Martinez. “He’s been unreal for us,” Vegas forward William Carrier said. He stopped Carter Verhaeghe on a breakaway in the first, and later that period hit Tkachuk, who was in his net, with his blocker and then slashed him with his stick. Hill once again brought his feistiness as well as his A-game. The Panthers will try to buck history beginning with Game 3 on Thursday in Sunrise, Florida.
BREAKAWAY BASKETBALL GOAL SERIES
Teams that take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final are 31-3 in the expansion era. Matthew Tkachuk and Anton Lundell scored for Florida. AP Former Ranger Brett Howden scores a goal during the second period on Monday night. Jonathan Marchessault celebrates his third-period goal in Vegas’ 7-2 beatdown of Florida in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night. The Knights’ seven goals tied a franchise mark for a playoff game.
Six players had at least two points for Vegas, all 18 Knights skaters were on the ice for even-strength goals and their nine goal scorers through the first two games are a Stanley Cup Final record. His 12 postseason goals set a Golden Knights record, with all coming after the first round.īrett Howden scored twice for the Knights, who also got goals from Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio. Marchessault also had an assist to finish with three points. “We finished some plays,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. LAS VEGAS - Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and started an early blitz that chased the NHL’s hottest postseason goalie, and the Vegas Golden Knights seized control of the Stanley Cup Final with a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 on Monday night.Īdin Hill continued his stellar play in net with 29 saves for the Golden Knights, who grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Golden Knights rally to beat Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final Panthers star ejected from Stanley Cup Final Game 1 after sucker-punch Panthers star follows Game 1 ejection with thunderous, helmet-flying Stanley Cup hit Smash this long shot parlay for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals
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